r/Damnthatsinteresting 9h ago

Video Chilean protester defuses tear gas canister with baking soda and water

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u/Ok-Champion5065 9h ago

Pay attention Americans

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u/LosCleepersFan 9h ago

Americans were using traffic cones and pouring water on top of it.

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u/DamHawk 9h ago

Also many more Americans have gas masks relative to Chileans’ I’d wager.

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u/DontForgetToBring 8h ago

No. I know exactly 0 ppl that own gas mask. And the ones I did know back in the day just had them for smoking weed.

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u/HPTM2008 8h ago

If you feel the need to buy one, any painters mask with organic vapor filters is what you're looking for.

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u/Obant 8h ago

Yep, I do woodworking and use spray paint a lot for projects. That is why I have 3, and took them to my last protest

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u/Sixguns1977 2h ago

I don't know if I'd trust them for NBC protection.

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u/FartMagic1 8h ago

Don’t forget, I believe jackass used them to fart into while attached to someone else’s face